Hardening and securing WordPress websites is one of my specialties. We have reported previously on three of the best WordPress security plugins, Sucuri, Bulletproof, and WordFence. I can tell you that each of these plug-ins performed admirably against the continuous barrage of brute force and password reset attacks that my sites have endured. Security appeared to be strong, but I wanted more.
I have been deploying two-factor authentication (TFA) everywhere I can, in order to overcome the inherent weakness of password ...
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One of the easiest ways for an intruder to learn about you is through a compromised email account. And since most email is transmitted in the clear or in plain text, it is a simple thing for a bad actor to read intercepted email traffic. Encrypting your email makes it harder for criminals, competitors, law enforcement, and government spy agencies to read your email messages.
I very rarely will publish a news item or statistics, because we focus on discussing vulnerabilities, exploits, and countermeasures and leave the cyber news to others. This report is important enough I had to share it.
The Apple OSX platform has long held the cache of being invulnerable to attack. Cyber-criminals have be crafting more exploits to target Macs, iPhones, and iPads, especially since 2012. The reason for this, as explored in a recent article on 
Research shows that over 90% of network breaches happen when an employee falls prey to a phishing email, clicking on the offered link or opening a file attachment, becoming infected with a remote access Trojan, and creating an entry point for the attacker. If only we could get people to stop falling for phishing emails!
Using copy and paste to save text from websites is something all of us commonly do. Nothing could be simpler, right? Highlight your text, then <ctrl> c, and <ctrl> v. It turns out that this can be dangerous.
On Wednesday we discussed the many, many ways your smartphone is vulnerable to attack. Today we will look at solutions. Smart mobile devices need to be secured just as you would a laptop or desktop computer The small size and easy portability of smartphones and tablets make them easier to steal or lose. Some of our recommendations:
Mobile smart devices have all the capabilities of a laptop or computer. What this means from a cybersecurity perspective is that they are every bit as vulnerable as a laptop or desktop computer. The fact that they are small makes them easy for a thief to slip in a pocket or backpack and carry away, along with your personal information, contacts, pictures, geo-location history, and a raft of critical and revealing ...
Microsoft has made Windows 10 one of the most highly personalized and cloud integrated operating systems ever, and this may introduce new security risks into using your computer. They do this by keeping track of what you do, where you go an the Internet, and what you are typing. This is how features such as Cortana get to know your preferences, and begin to make suggestions. Microsoft says this information is ...